Jameson's red rock hare
The edge - wool tail rabbit ( Pronolagus randensis ) is a type of African Rotkaninchen among lagomorphs. Its distribution is restricted to the southern African region.
Features
The three types of Rotkaninchen differ only slightly from each other and the system is not yet fully understood. Characteristic compared to other rabbits in Africa are the tan to brown color, which also includes the tail, as well as the comparatively short ears of the animals. However, be - Natal The wool tail rabbit is the largest species of Rotkaninchen distinguished the three species, only due to small differences in coat color and the skull dimensions.
The body length of the rabbit is like that of the related species, depending on the source of 35 to 50 or 38 to 56 centimeters, the tail is 5 to 10 and from 3.5 to 13.5 inches long. The ears have a length of 6 to 10 inches and the hind feet of 7.5 to 10 centimeters. Body weight is 2 to 2.5 or from 1.35 to 3.05 kilogram.
Dissemination
The distribution area of the edge - wool rabbit tail consists of two separate areas in the south of the African continent. The eastern ranges of the northeastern South Africa from the river Vaal on the former Transvaal Province and parts of Botswana and Zimbabwe, to Mozambique in the south, one of them separate population lives in an area of western Angola extending into the central Namibia.
Way of life
The edge - tail rabbit wool comes in rocky areas with shrubby vegetation in hilly and mountainous regions before. Like all Rotkaninchen he is mainly active at night and rest during the day in caves.
The Natal- wool tail rabbit feeds mostly on young, sprouting grasses. The breeding season extends over the entire year, with the females per one to two cubs per litter bring to the world.
System
The edge - wool rabbit tail is assigned as an independent species the Rotkaninchen ( genus Pronolagus ).
Threats and conservation
The edge - tail rabbit wool is classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources ( IUCN) as not at risk ( least concern ).
Due to the limited natural availability of the preferred habitat of the animals it comes into their area of distribution already in a strong fragmentation of populations. A further change of the habitat was carried out by the increasing planting of habitats with pine and Eucalyptus plantations. In this way, the habitats since 1900 declined 21-50 %, forecasts predict a further habitat loss from over 20 % to 2100. Wool tail rabbits are also a popular hunting - both for sport hunting, as well as for the food supply.